Building IT Resources for Post-Acquisition IS Integration in Novice Acquirers

Peter J. Wynne

Building IT Resources for Post-Acquisition IS Integration in Novice Acquirers

Peter J. Wynne

Department of Digitalization

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Abstract

Despite much attention and research, mergers and acquisitions generally fail to deliver their anticipated value. One of the main causes of failure is ineffective post-acquisition IS integration. Research into this problem, has largely over looked the challenges novice acquirers face when developing their post-acquisition IS integration capability. This paper addresses this research gap by analyzing a novice acquirer's preparation through a two-and-a-half-year case study informed by 81 in-depth interviews. Applying the resource-based theory of acquisitions, the study identifies five components consisting of 28 resources the novice acquirer developed and applied during the successful IS integration of an acquired company.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	PACIS 2018 Proceedings
Editors	Motonari Tanabu, Dai Senoo
Number of pages	14
Place of Publication	Atlanta, GA
Publisher	Association for Information Systems. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL)
Publication date	2018
Article number	260
ISBN (Electronic)	9784902590838
Publication status	Published - 2018
Event	The 22nd Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems. PACIS 2018 - Yokohama Royal Park Hotel, Yokohama, Japan Duration: 26 Jun 2018 → 30 Jun 2018 Conference number: 22 http://pacis2018.org/

Conference

Conference	The 22nd Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems. PACIS 2018
Number	22
Location	Yokohama Royal Park Hotel
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Yokohama
Period	26/06/2018 → 30/06/2018
Sponsor	Association for Information Systems
Internet address	http://pacis2018.org/

Keywords

IT resources
Mergers and acquisitions
Novice acquirer

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Wynne, PJ 2018, Building IT Resources for Post-Acquisition IS Integration in Novice Acquirers. in M Tanabu & D Senoo (eds), PACIS 2018 Proceedings., 260, Association for Information Systems. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL), Atlanta, GA, The 22nd Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems. PACIS 2018, Yokohama, Japan, 26/06/2018. <https://aisel.aisnet.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1259&context=pacis2018>

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